Electric roll laundry iron



March 22, 1932. s, BARACATE 1,850,910

ELECTRIC ROLL LAUNDRY IRON Filed sept. 18, 1929 [r1/vena?" l 3 Stephen Baranda,

Patented Mar. 22, 1932 UNITED STATES STEPHEN BARACATE, or TROY, NEW Yom:

ELECTRIC ROLL LAUNDRY IRON vApplication med september 1s, 1929. serial ne. 393,514.

The object of my invention is to provide a novel electric laundry iron having a plurality of rollers containing the heating elements; t provide a device of this sort which .'51 is readily accessible for repairs or replacement of the parts; and to provide a device of this sort in which the rolls are independently separate and interchangeable; and to provide the novel combination and arrangement of parts described and shown.

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I attain the objects of my'invention by the device illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which,-

Figure l is a top plan view of my invention, with a portion of the itop plate broken away, and partly in central, horizontal, longitudinal section;

Fig. 2 is a side y,elevation of my invention,-

partly in section;

Id`ig. 3 is an end elevation, partly in section; an

Fig. 4 is a vertical section on line 4 4 of Fig. 2.

Like numerals designate like parts in each of the several views.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, members 1 and 2 are complementary, substantially L-shaped carriage members formin'g a hollow frame having bearings 5 in which are mounted the hubs or trunnions 4 of the electric heating rolls 3. Members 1 and/W2 are suitably fastened together as by f' screws 17.

The electrically heated ironing rolls 3 are hollow, containing a suitable electric heating or resistance element 9, one terminal 11 being in contact with the contact member 15, while the other terminal 10 is in contact with the Contact member 22 which is connected with one strand 14a of the'electric cable, while the contact member 15 is electrically connected with the other strand 146 of the electric cable 14. g

I provide a suitable bushing 12, insulating the terminal lland contact member 15 from the terminal 10 and contact member22; and I, provide another suitable bushing, 13, insulating terminal 10 and contact member 22 from the head 6 of the rolls. Y

I provide suitable screws 8 for fastening vas would a Hat faced iron. Also as out, a roller requiring repairs bearings.

the head'6 to the heating rolls 3. I provide a suitable spring element 16 fastened to the frame and engaging the end of contact member 15 to resiliently retainthat element and' the elements 22 in contact with the terminal ll and l0 at all'times. I provide a suitable cover plate -18 which is fastened to theframe l and 2 by suitable screws 19. I provide a suitable handle 20 to fasten on the cover plate in any suitable manner, as by thescrews 21. The element 23 is a Vconventional socket to Areceive the plug attached to the electric cable that leads to a floor ing socket.

In operation, the heated rollers thoroughly iron the clothes and will not pucker or wrinkle damp clothes as a flat faced iron may do. Nor will my iron burn the clothes as readily the rollers may be readily removed by unscrewing or removing the 'cover plate 18 and lifting 'them A may readily plug in an electric lightbe removed and replaced What I claim is:

1. In an electric laundry iron, the combination of a hollow frame of complementary L-shaped members detachably fastened to each other, said members having opposite bearings, ironing rollers having hubs removably mounted in said electrical resistanceelements in the said rollers, terminals for the respective ends of said electrical resistance elements, corresponding insulated contact members in contact with the aforesaidxterminals, a wire cable having its strands electrically connected with the respective' contact members, means for retaining said contact members in contact with the terminals, and an electric socket mounted on the said cable leads.

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consisting of a pair iron and to which` 2. In an electric laundry iron, .the combi--Y nation of a hollow frame consisting of a pair f of complementary L-shaped vmembers detachably fastened to each other, saidmembers having opposite bearings, ironing rollers having hubs removably mounted in said bearings, electrical resistance elements in the said rollers, terminals for the respective ends of said electrical resistance elements, corresponding insulated contact members in contact with the aforesaid terminals, a wire cable having'its strands electrically connected with the respective contact members, means for retaining said contact members in contact with the terminals, an electric socket mounted on the iron and to which said cable leads, a cover plate carrying a handle, said cover plate being detachably secured to the aforesaid frame members.

3. In an electric laundry iron, the combination ofa hollow trame'` consisting of a pair of complementary L-shaped members detachably fastened to each other, said members having opposite bearings, a plurality of interchangeable ironing rollers having hubs removably mounted in said bearings, electrical resistance elements in the said rollers, terminals for the respective ends of said electrical resistance elements, corresponding linsulated contact members in contact with the aforesaid terminals, a wire cable having its strands electrically connected with the respective contact members, means for retaining sald contact members 1n contact wlth the terminals,

on the iron and to which said cable'leads.

4, In an electric laundry iron, the combiv nation of a hollow frame having recesses to releasably receive the hubs of rollers, a removable cover on the frame to permit of lifting the rollers from the recesses in the frame, a plurality of electrically heated rollers interchangeably mounted in said frame and without protruding parts, said rollershaving' free rotary movement, a cable for conducting electric current to said rollers, means for electrically connecting said cable with the electrical resistance elements within the rollers during rotary movement while in use. y

5. In an electric laundry iron, the combination of a hollow frame having recesses for releasably seating the hubs of rollers, a cover plate detachably secured to the hollow frame `to permit of lifting the rollers from the recesses in the frame, a plurality of electrically heated rollers interchangeably mounted in said frame and without protruding parts,-

said rollers having free rotary movement, a vcable for conducting electric current to said rollers, means for electrically connecting 'l said cable with the electrical resistance elements Within the rollers during rotary movement While in use, the rollers having removable heads whereby access may be had to the interior of the rollers for the purpose of repairs or replacement of parts.

STEPHEN BARACATE.

and an electric socket mounted 

